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How to Get Your Students Writing!
Do you want your students writing more? These three ways will get your students writing!... Read More
Classroom Must Haves: Things I Can’t “Picture” Myself Teaching Without
When it comes to organizing and planning a classroom, every teacher has a few items... Read More
Classroom Supplies I Couldn’t Live Without
These supplies have saved my day over and over again in my classroom. Although... Read More
Back to School- End of Year Time Capsules
If you came to this site, you either purchased the time capsule activity and are... Read More
10 Ideas to Teach Deeper Meaning in the Content Areas
If you’re looking for ideas on how to teach deeper meaning in content areas, then... Read More
Civil War Timeline
Are you teaching the Civil War? This Civil War timeline is in chronological order that... Read More
How to Know Your Students Are Reading Each Night
How do you know if the students are actually reading each night? For years, I... Read More
12 February Ideas for Literacy Centers
Do you want cute ideas for February to use in your literacy centers? Keep reading... Read More
How My Students Passed the Writing Test with Flying Colors!
Are your students struggling in writing? Do you want to transform your reluctant writers into... Read More
8 Engaging Writing Activities for January
Students will be coming back from holiday break and ready to learn! Start planning different... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #34- Usage
Are you looking for ways to help your students with USAGE in their sentence writing?... Read More
Christmas Around the World Web Quest
WELCOME! Enjoy the Christmas Around the World Webquest! Teachers and Parents: Please check each of... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #32- CUPS to Edit
If you are looking for ideas in the editing step of the writing process, you... Read More
12 Teaching Ideas for the Holidays
Do you need a few more activities to finish off the year? Let’s embrace the... Read More
Bunnicula Review and Teaching Ideas
What is not to love this time of year? Cool weather, colorful leaves, and the... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #31- Crafting a Title
Now that your students have finished writing a rough draft and made revisions to their... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #30- Jammin Conclusion of a Narrative Essay
Do you need help teaching your students how to revise the end of a narrative... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #29- Variety of Sentences
Do your students use a monotonous tone in their writing? “He did…. He has…. He... Read More